contraction Synonyms

condensation compression decrease narrowing tapering diminishment curtailment lessening shortening diminution muscular contraction abridgment tensing retrenchment elision tightening cutback reduction shrinkage abbreviation bank discount systolic tachygraphy telescopic systole subtraction stricture shorthand shrinking shriveling shrivelling spasm squeezing stenography stenosis striction strangulation tic truncation miniaturisation miniaturization devaluation vasoconstriction contractionary cramps deflation short form cutting down muscle contraction chokepoint